Find Spot record 0424501000 - YEW TREE COTTAGE, BEACON HILL
Summary
Over the years 152 fragments of fourteenth century decorated floor tile have been found at Yew Tree Cottage
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
OVER MANY YEARS owners HAVE COLLECTED GLAZED FLOOR TILE FRAGMENTS FROM THEIR GARDEN: 152 FRAGMENTS & 48 FAIRLY COMPLETE. MOST WERE KNOWN PENN TILE DESIGNS BUT 1 UNRECORDED NEW DESIGN WAS NOTED (SIMILAR TO EAMES 2537/8 & HOHLER P88) (FURTHER DISCUSSION & ILLUS)(B3).
There were 20 different designs, one of which was part of a 9-tile mosaic with eight square tiles around. The thicknesses varied from 5/8 to 1 1/3in (16 to 28mm). The only unrecorded design was significantly bigger than the normal (6 in sq or 150mm sq) and had the unique design of a king's face and hands deeply impressed to a depth of 2mm (4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC2547 Bibliographic reference: CASS 02743:03.
- <2>SBC13819 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse and John D Broadbent. 1952. Further discoveries of tile fragments and wasters in connexion with 14th century paving-tile and roof-tile kilns at Penn. Vol 15, part 5. pp314-8.
- <3>SBC2607 Article in serial: CAUVAIN P & S 1991 'NEW DISCOVERIES OF PENN TILES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 33 PP44-48.
- <4>SBC20079 Unpublished document: Miles Green. 2003. Penn Tiles. pp28.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90831 93352 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- FLOOR TILE (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14214)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14379)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
Jan 5 2015 7:52AM
